Particles Causing Lung Disease

Particles causing lung disease.

The lung has a limited number of patterns of reaction to inhaled particles. The disease observed depends upon the location: conducting airways, terminal bronchioles and alveoli, and upon the nature of inflammation induced: acute, subacute or chronic. Many different agents cause narrowing of conducting airways (asthma) and some of these cause permanent distortion or obliteration of airways as we...

Liver transplantation for massive hepatic haemangiomatosis causing restrictive lung disease.

A 34-yr-old man with hepatic haemangiomatosis presented for orthotopic liver transplantation. His massively distended abdomen caused thoracic compression and severe restrictive lung disease. Respiratory failure was the principal indication for transplantation. Increased airway pressures, pulmonary hypertension, systemic hypotension caused by aorto-caval compression, and blood loss, complicated ...

Hard metal particles and lung disease: coincidence or causality?

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/res Hard metal is essentially produced by heating tungsten carbide together with cobalt powder at about 1,500°C. The resultant product consists of about 80% tungsten carbide, 10–20% cobalt, and may also contain minor amounts of other metals, frequently titanium. The combination of tungsten carbide with cobalt may – obviously in a synergistic way [1]...

Cystic Lung Disease in a Young man

A 32-year-old man was admitted in the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. He had history of spontaneous pneumothorax 2 years ago.He was active cigarette smoker (10 pack/year). The family history was unremarkable for lung diseases. Additionally, he had no systemic complaints.The lung HRCT revealed multiple bizarre-shaped cysts distributed in both lungs ...

FINAL REPORT Effects of Inhaled Fine Particles on Lung Growth and Lung Disease